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SUFIA-KAMAL-ANNIVERSARY
Begum Sufia Kamal’s 20th death anniversary tomorrow
DHAKA, Nov 19, 2019 (BSS) – The 20th death anniversary of poet Begum Sufia
Kamal will be observed across the country tomorrow.
On the occasion, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
have issued separate messages paying profound respect to the memory of the
poet.
They prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Sufia Kamal.
In a message, the President said Poet Sufia Kamal will be alive among the
countrymen through her Pegasus and amazing works.
“Her life and literary works inspire the new generation deeply and she
will remain as source of inspiration for the young generation forever,” Hamid
said, adding that her struggle for establishing a society with equal rights
of men and women.
In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina conveyed her profound respect
to the memories of Begum Sufia Kamal, one of the pioneers of progressive,
democratic and women emancipation movements in Bangladesh.
Born on June 20, 1911 in an aristocratic family, known as the Nabab family
of Shayestabad in Barishal, Begum Sufia Kamal dedicated her whole life to the
promotion of women liberty, progressive thinking and non-communal politics.
She was an activist of the historic Language Movement of 1952 and also
played a significant role in the Great War of Liberation. She was also an
excellent organiser. In 1956, she organised “Kochi-Kachar Mela”, an
organisation of children, and organised the Bangladesh Mohila Parishad in
1970.
Begum Sufia Kamal died in Dhaka on November 20 in 1999 and was buried at
Azimpur Graveyard with full state honour.
She won more than 50 awards for her contributions to the literature
including “Ekushey Padak”, “Swadhinata Dibash Padak”, “Bangla Academy Padak”,
“Soviet Lenin Award”, “Begum Rokeya Padak”, “Jatiya Kobita Porishad Award”.
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